The Ex and Her Riches novel (Gwendolyn and Maverick)

Chapter 190 Let Him Go

The confrontation lasted for several minutes.

Caught in the middle, Gwendolyn glanced from one man to the other.

As the 023 special drug had lost its effect on Maverick, he now looked more imposing than Charles. His eyes gleamed with a chilling and merciless intensity.

Gwendolyn did not know what to say.

They were already eyeing each other with so much hostility in the beginning that she was not sure how the night would end.

She cleared her throat loudly, drawing their attention to her.

Gwendolyn then gestured for Charles to look in the direction of the dining room. “Charles, I’ve prepared all this food, and I’ve been waiting for you. I’ve also prepared two bottles of red wine. It’s been a long time since we’ve had a drink together. Let’s all drink and be merry tonight.”

“Okay.”

Charles shifted his focus from Maverick to Gwendolyn. He looked at her affectionately as they walked into the dining room together.

“Gwen, your culinary skills are amazing. These dishes smell so good. I wasn’t that hungry earlier, but now my appetite has been whetted.”

“I’m happy as long as you like them.”

Maverick stood in the stairwell, observing their interaction keenly.

Even though Gwendolyn had already told him about her plan that night, he was still caught off-guard when he saw her smiling happily at Charles and speaking to him in such a gentle manner.

He felt a pang of heartache.

When would Gwendolyn treat him the way she was treating Charles?

Both of them were chatting and laughing in the dining room, oblivious to the awkward expression on Maverick’s face.

At the dining table, Gwendolyn pursed her lips and smiled. She took the bottle of red wine that had been decanted and was about to pour some for Charles.

Charles extended his hand, making a gesture to stop her. “Gwen, you have a servant here. You don’t have to do this yourself.”

Gwendolyn’s expression momentarily froze, but she quickly regained her composure.

the red wine and looked in the

“Maverick, come here.”

in an upright position as if he had cultivated this habit over the years. His eyes were fixed on Maverick, waiting for the latter

look at Gwendolyn. There was a hint of surprise in his voice when he said, “Gwen, there’s

in her chair, not

affectionate gaze, Charles extended his hands in a gentle

with her face, another pair of hands grasped

uttered through gritted teeth, “Mr. Newton, mind

and sneered, “I shall do whatever I

and was

tightened his grip and stared at Charles. The former’s eyes bore a

free, but his efforts were in vain. He started to look

how a servant treats his employer? He’s so arrogant. Such a defiant servant ought to be taught a

to speak when Maverick snorted coldly. “My

two men locked eyes. Their hands were entangled, their muscles

tension in the

as she

always be an intense battle between men whenever

again, giving Maverick

“That’s enough. Let go.”

this, Maverick released

His glare was fixed on Charles, capturing his every movement like a

took out a tissue and wiped his sleeves. He then spoke with a hint of annoyance. “Gwen, it seems like we won’t be able to enjoy our meal tonight as long as someone

offended him the moment you got here. Are you trying to

turned toward the outside of the villa and called out,

walked into the living room and stood at

direction. “Bring him to the basement to do some soul-searching.

and Quinton looked at each other

extremely cold. He spoke up with a hurt voice. “Are you punishing me because

him with a sneer on

I’ve come to terms with it. Let bygones be bygones. After all, he still has a special place in my heart. I gave you a chance to terminate our employment contract, but you stubbornly refused to leave. If

harsh words cut through him like a

so hurt that it took his breath

speak those hurtful words still caused him great pain and

Gwendolyn no longer had

using Charles to tell Maverick the

he uttered, “I know I’ve made many mistakes in the past,

Gwendolyn kept quiet.

slowly tearing up. His gaze revealed